NAACP Lends Supports To Local Leader Accused Of Misrepresenting Herself As Black
The NAACP issued a statement Friday in support of a local NAACP leader in Washington state who has been accused by her family of misrepresenting herself as black.
The civil rights group rushed to the defense of Rachel Dolezal, the head of the NAACP Spokane chapter, after the woman’s parents told a newspaper Thursday her ancestry was white with some “faint traces” of Native American heritage.
Dolezal “is enduring a legal issue with her family, and we respect her privacy in this matter,” the NAACP said.
“One’s racial identity is not a qualifying criteria or disqualifying standard for NAACP leadership. The NAACP Alaska-Oregon-Washington State Conference stands behind M. Dolezal’s advocacy record,” the group added.
The statement also alluded to media reports that have raised skepticism over claims Dolezal had received hate mail in late February and March.
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